Minister of Labour and Employment, on Tuesday, declared his intention to contest for the presidency on the platform of the All Progressives Congrress (APC) in the 2023 general election.
He made his intention known at Alor in Idemili south LGA of Anambra State.
The minister said President Muhammadu Buhari, a patriot and a kindhearted leader, but was greatly misunderstood, adding that the president has made a lot of sacrifices for the benefit of the country.
“Shall we say the APC as a party and as a government has failed? The answer is a big ‘no’. The three cardinal issues upon which Nigeria gave us a mandate in 2015 are infrastructure/economic development, security and anti-corruption. In properly assessing this government and our programmes, it is important we start from where we met Nigeria in 2015,” he noted.
He said his desire to lead the country was burn out of desire to see a prosperous, united and equitable Nigeria…”where no man is oppressed, where there is no chasm between the haves and have-not, would not allow me to go home and rest.”